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Evening car crash rattles bystanders, damages business property
Meadow Lake RCMP responded to a single vehicle crash around 6 p.m. Thursday evening at a business near 2 Ave. East and Centre Street. Bystanders said the vehicle crashed in an alley way between Down T...
Sep 10, 2020
Helped by net, bad call, Osaka gets past Brady in US Open SF
NEW YORK - It wasn't until Naomi Osaka got a little help from a fortunate net-cord and an incorrect line call that she finally was able to get the better of Jennifer Brady in a U.S. Open semifinal fil...
Sep 10, 2020
Maddow beneficiary of scramble for attention by authors
NEW YORK - It's high season for books that pick apart Donald Trump's presidency, and Rachel Maddow is a big beneficiary. MSNBC's prime-time personality reached the second-biggest audience of her caree...
Sep 10, 2020
Davis, Lakers run past Rockets for 3-1 West semifinals lead
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Anthony Davis was the biggest player on the floor, and the Houston Rockets had no answers. Davis had 29 points and 12 rebounds, LeBron James finished one assist shy of a tripl...
Sep 10, 2020
Flyers centre Sean Couturier wins Selke Trophy as NHL's best defensive forward
EDMONTON - Philadelphia Flyers centre Sean Couturier has been awarded the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the NHL's best defensive forward. Couturier was named on 163 of the 170 ballots, including 117 first-...
Sep 10, 2020
B.C. judge rules against private care in test of universal system
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's health minister says a judge's decision against a surgeon advocating for patients' rights to pay for private medical care highlights the significant role of the pub...
Sep 10, 2020
St. Louis Zoo says python laid 7 eggs without male help
ST. LOUIS - Experts at the St. Louis Zoo are trying to figure out how a 62-year-old ball python laid seven eggs despite not being near a male python for at least two decades. Mark Wanner, manager of h...
Sep 10, 2020
In pre-campaign announcement, Meili promises rebates, break on auto insurance
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili is promising to have SGI cut auto premiums by seven per cent and to give policyholders a $100 rebate if he's elected premier in the fall election.The money would com...
Sep 10, 2020
Senate agrees to compensate harassment victims of ex-senator Don Meredith
OTTAWA - The Senate has agreed with recommendations from an independent evaluator that the victims of disgraced ex-senator Don Meredith should be compensated. The Senate standing committee on internal...
Sep 10, 2020
Vancouver Canucks striving for more after big playoff push: Tanev
Leaving the NHL bubble in Edmonton was bittersweet for Vancouver Canucks captain Bo Horvat - his hockey season was over but he was headed home to his family. Horvat and his wife, Holly,...
Sep 10, 2020